STEP Eiken

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STEP Eiken

Type	Language proficiency test
Administrator	Eiken Foundation of Japan
Skills tested	Proficiency in English
Year started	1963 (1963)
Offered	3 times yearly
Regions	Japan
Languages	English
Annual number of test takers	2.3 million
Website	www.eiken.or.jp/eiken/en

The Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency (実用英語技能検定, Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei), informally Eiken (英検, Eiken) and often called STEP Eiken or the STEP Test, is an English proficiency test conducted by the Eiken Foundation of Japan (formerly the Society for Testing English Proficiency), a public-interest incorporated foundation. The foundation is backed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).^[1]